The first round of the not-particularly-a-monkey-shit-fight that is the Presidential Debate 2008. Let's hope it gets more interesting over the coming weeks.

McCain did make it to the debate -- how he fared is up for interpretation.

1st Pres. Debate

So, after much off again on again from McCain we finally had our debate. I could rant and rave about how upset I am that McCain tried to pull out using our economic state as an excuse…but I won’t…at least not in this post. If you want to catch all the name dropping from McCain and what you may perceive as lies from our presidential candidates, please continue… As I received twitter update about how the CNN graphs charting the responses to the candidates dropped every time McCain opened his mouth, or how black people don’t really understand why white people are upset to know how we have lived for years it finally hit me…the ish is about to hit the fan. Palin sees how desperate times call for desperate measures and popped into a pud a few hours before the debate, then left a half an hour for it started according to the APPHILADELPHIA - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is scheduled to appear at a tavern near Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square — but to leave before the presidential debate.The Irish Pub is to welcome ticketed guests at 5 p.m. Friday. One of the owners, Mark O’Connor, tells The Philadelphia Inquirer that Palin is expected to show up between 7 and 7:30 p.m. and greet people. O’Connor says she should leave around 8:30 p.m., half an hour before the debate is scheduled to start.People without tickets can enter starting at 9 p.m.Campaign spokesman Paul Lindsay declined to give details of the event or say why The Irish Pub was picked.Did this have anything to do with this?Michelle Obama, Jill Biden hold S.W. Phila. rallyBy Joelle FarrellInquirer Staff Writer Michelle Obama told a crowd of 3,000 in Southwest Philadelphia yesterday that if they want a president who understands what it’s like to be raised by a single mother who relied at times on public assistance, they need to help their neighbors register to vote and cast their ballots for her husband.“Don’t you want a president who brings that perspective?”...

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